Emergency lockouts, lock changes and door repairs in Selly Oak and nearby Bournville, Harborne, Stirchley.
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Terraced housing, overwhelmingly let to students, with landlord-fitted uPVC and composite doors.
The academic calendar drives everything here. Lock changes concentrate in early July when lets change over, and lockouts spike in the first fortnight of each term when people are in a new house with a key they are not yet used to. Landlords generally want keyed-alike cylinders so one key opens front and back, which is sensible, but it raises the stakes on a lost key — that one key now opens every external door on the property. The doors themselves are usually of reasonable quality because licensing requirements have pushed standards up, but the cylinders fitted are often the cheapest compliant option, and in a street of shared houses that is a known target. Fire door requirements also mean internal room locks that must not be changed without checking what they are.
Lockouts, large-scale lock changes between tenancies, keyed-alike cylinder installation, and room door locks on shared houses.
Bristol Road is heavy at most hours and parking on the residential streets is tight during term. Shared houses often have several people at home who do not know who called, so say who will answer the door.
We also cover Bournville, Harborne, Stirchley from the same patch, so if you are on the boundary it makes no difference to how quickly someone can reach you.
If you are renting a shared house, do not change a room door lock yourself. Many of those doors are fire doors and the lock fitted is part of the certification — swapping it can invalidate it, and your landlord can charge you for putting it back. Ask them first; it is their obligation to sort it.
Three steps, and you know the price before anyone touches the door.
What has happened, what kind of door, and where you are. You get a likely cost range and an honest arrival estimate — not a best case.
The locksmith looks at the actual lock and confirms the price. If it is more than the estimate, you hear why before work starts, and you can say no.
Door opened or lock fitted, everything tested with you there. Card or cash on completion, with a receipt and warranty.
Domestic and commercial. If the lock, door or key has failed, it is usually one of these.
Keys inside, door slammed, lost or stolen keys. We aim to open without damage, then advise if the lock needs replacing. More
After moving house, a tenancy change, lost keys or a break-in. British Standard cylinders and anti-snap options explained before fitting. More
Stiff handles, dropped doors, failed gearboxes. Often a repair rather than a full mechanism — we check before quoting. More
Snapped key in the barrel. Removed with extraction tools, then the lock is tested to check nothing else has been damaged. More
Damaged doors and frames made secure the same visit, with paperwork for your insurer. More
Anti-snap cylinders, restrictor plates, window locks and door reinforcement, quoted as an option and never as a condition of the callout. More
B29, plus the neighbouring areas of Bournville, Harborne, Stirchley. If your postcode sits on a boundary, give us the full postcode on the call and we will tell you straight away.
Terraced housing, overwhelmingly let to students, with landlord-fitted uPVC and composite doors.
Bristol Road is heavy at most hours and parking on the residential streets is tight during term. Shared houses often have several people at home who do not know who called, so say who will answer the door.
Not if the lock allows otherwise. Most standard cylinders and nightlatches can be opened non-destructively. Some high-security locks cannot, and if that is the case you will be told before anything is drilled, along with the cost of the replacement.
It depends on the lock type, the time of day and whether the cylinder survives. You get an estimate range on the phone and a fixed quote at the door. There is no charge if you decide not to go ahead once you have the quote.
It depends on where you are and what is already booked in. You will get a realistic time on the call, and a message if it changes.
Yes, the line is answered 24 hours. Out-of-hours rates are explained on the call, not added afterwards.
Yes, for entry to a property you live in, with proof of residence. Changing locks in a rented property usually needs the landlord's agreement, and we will tell you where that line sits.
Ask for the company name, the locksmith's name and the vehicle before they arrive. You will get a written receipt with the business address on it. If anything about a locksmith feels wrong, do not let them start work.
Yes, card or cash on completion. Payment is taken after the work is finished, not upfront.
No. We do not work on vehicles at all — no car keys, no transponder programming, no key fobs. That needs a specialist auto locksmith with different equipment, and we would rather tell you now than waste your time.
